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Salvaged : leadership lessons pulled from the junkyard / by Roy Goble with D.R. Jacobsen ; foreword by Bob Goff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goble, Roy, author.
- Jacobsen, D. R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leadership--Religious aspects.
- Leadership.
- Business--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Business.
- Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Wealth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 200 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, [2018]
- Summary:
- Successful Silicon Valley real estate developer and wealth creator Roy Goble shares the surprising lessons he learned as a boy working in his family junkyard.Skillfully uniting the teachings of Jesus with the sometimes messy realities of leading people and getting things done, Salvaged helps leaders at all levels discover powerful opportunities.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Endorsements
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Section One
- 1: Cake and Pickles (and No, I'm Not Pregnant)
- 2: Aim High! (Especially with an Acetylene-Powered Homemade Bazooka)
- 3: Rats in the Rafters
- 4: Bring Donuts When You're Late (and Don't Be Late)
- 5: The Negotiator
- 6: Rolls-Royce Car Pool
- 7: Smoke-Filled Rooms
- 8: It's Good to Have Friends in Low Places
- 9: Import/Export
- Section Two
- 10: Questioning Captain Satellite
- 11: Gambling on Answers
- 12: Profanity Must Be Earned
- 13: A Flamethrower and Immunity
- 14: Getting the Right People on the Bus
- 15: Good to Great?
- 16: Management Techniques Are Addictive
- 17: Babies Don't Earn Paychecks
- Section Three
- 18: Scale Like an Investor (If You Want to Mess Up Your Life)
- 19: Boring Is Good
- 20: Perfect People Make Lousy Leaders
- 21: Questions for Young (and Dumb) Leaders
- 22: Silos
- 23: Risk-Adjustment School
- 24: Leadership as a Code Word for Power
- 25: Get Off Your Pedestal before It Gets Knocked Over
- 26: Is It Lonely at the Top?
- Section Four
- 27: Your Business Will Fail (Get over It)
- 28: Know Thyself
- 29: The FreestarterTM
- 30: Never Buy Cheap Champagne
- 31: Acta Non Verba
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-63146-958-4
- OCLC:
- 1082259261
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